Mumbai, March 22: Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has been slammed by social media users for liking a tweet which trolled superstar Shah Rukh Khan, on Friday apologized saying that there is a technical issue and he will personally never acknowledge such comments. It is reported that Karan liked an anti-SRK tweet posted by a social media user. The user spoke about Akshay Kumar's latest release Kesari and compared Shah Rukh to Akshay's stardom and apparently called him as "B grade" actor.

Karan has co-produced Kesari, which released on Thursday. The tweet read: "Half day collections of Kesari on Holi day (which is worse than pre-Diwali day) is greater than Zero full festival day collection." Karan's like on the comment did not go well with SRK fans as they started #shameonKaran on Twitter and started questioning his friendship with SRK. #KaranPaidTaran Trends As Twitterati Accuses Simmba Producer Karan Johar of Sabotaging Friend Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero Film!

After receiving backlash, Karan wrote: "Guys I am having a technical problem with my Twitter account! Strange things are going on... From uploading shoe picture and gibberish to liking tweets I haven't even read and would never even acknowledge. "Please bear with me and I apologize for any inconvenience. Sorting it out asap.

But it seems damage has already been done as one user called Karan "snake". "An open enemy is better than a false friend. Beware... He is a snake." Another user urged everyone to "boycott" Karan's movies. There is one user who said that Karan "can't be a good friend of anyone because he cares about money".

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